Sara Kendall 𓁺𓁺✨

Painted illustration of a cute character in yellow overalls and tiny blue baseball cap, watering a giant orange tulip in a pot. There’s a cute bee sitting on top of the tulip.

Want to grow as an artist? I’m offering mentorships

With 2 decades as an illustration professor I can help hone your skills, refine your portfolio or just talk shop. See comments for options & prices. Spaces limited-act fast!

#kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #artadvice #portfolioreview

Crafting an Illustration Portfolio 1/2 part how-to, 1/2 part don't do

Everything I know about crafting a great #kidlitart #kidlit portfolio (complete with my own flops and mess ups)

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An illustration of a girl holding a mesh bag of oranges and an anteater on a leash eating ants.

Hello! #KidLitArtPostcard! Happy spring! A girl and her tamandua friend on a walk, doing some errands.

angelamatteson.com
I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #ChildrensBooks

Hey #kidlit illustrators!

I'm looking for an artist to work on a picture book who can capture both the grandeur of vast arctic landscapes AND the intimacy of a family's story peppered with wildlife. Share samples below. Please no DMs. Agents feel free to email.

💙❤️ #artshare #art #illustration

Happy #kidlitartpostcardDay and happy April! I've heard reports of the first toads sightings of spring from amphibian conservation volunteers. What signs of spring have your seen or heard? @bookmarkliterary.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks#picturebookart #picturebookillustration

Ink drawing by Victoria Maderna depicting a girl climbing on an old tree branch and offering a treat to a cat.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! For once I remembered early and made something especially for it (& de-rusted my inking muscles a bit) 😊

I'm Victoria, illustrator working in gouache/ink and analog media. Looking for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +)!

🖥️ victoriamaderna.com
✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com

A color illustration for Kid Lit Art Postcard Day. A young girl with wavy brown hair sits on the floor, book in hand, reading to a large grey dog sitting politely and attentively beside her.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a freelance kidlit illustrator and I love working on anything from picture book through middle grade books. Represented by the fabulous @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social ✨

🎨 www.kriseasler.com

A family of red howler monkeys reads books on a tree branch far above a river in the jungle. The parents are holding the baby by their tails. The text reads Luisa Uribe, rep'd by Alex Gehringer, The Bright Agency.

Hi #kidlitartpostcard!

I'm Luisa, a Colombian illustrator working in picture books. This is my first post here, hello Bluesky!

I'm rep'd by Alex Gehringer at The Bright Agency.

www.luisauribe.com

#kidlitart #picturebook #childrensbook

An illustration depicting a parent and child walking through a flower meadow at sunset. The child is pointing to a hare in the foreground and you can spot a deer in the distance. A snowcapped mountain peak stands tall in the background.

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard!

I’m an illustrator and author and I like to explore themes of connection between humanity and the natural world in my work. I would love to collaborate on more picture books and board books!

martinstanev.com
Rep’d by InklingIllustration.com

#kidlitart #childrensbook

All aboard! It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day, and these good boys and girls are off to school! When I was a kid, dogs would sometimes crash recess, causing chaos. Maybe today’s lesson is ‘How to Cause the Best Kind of Mayhem’! What’s on their school schedule? 🐕✨

A colorful cartoon illustration of a woman with curly dark hair, wearing a purple top, holding up three paintbrushes. The background is bright yellow. Below the illustration, bold text reads: "Freelance Illustrators Promotion SURVEY RESULTS" with "SURVEY RESULTS" in large purple letters. The image is signed "D. Ohi," and credits Debbie Ridpath Ohi with her website, DebbieOhi.com.

Thanks again to those who answered my #IndustryPolls earlier this year! As promised, here's Part 1 of the results: How Freelance Illustrators Find Work -
debbieohi.com/2025/03/surv...
#KidLit #KidLitArtists

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Brizida Magro & I illustrate books for kids.

Portfolio - www.sweetbeyond.com
Agent - Andrea Morrison at Writers House

#kidlitart #art

A cover concept for a children’s board book titled ‘My First Book of Spring’. Featuring icons of different spring-related animals, plants and objects. The hand-rendered typography is light pink and the background colour is a light emerald green.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard and #WorldBookDay!

I’m an illustrator and author working across a variety of children’s book formats, and I’d love to work on more picture books and board books!

🌐 martinstanev.com
📚 Represented by InklingIllustration.com

#kidlitart #childrensbook #illustration

A kaleidoscope of ballerinas and ballerinos, of different races and ethnicities, leaping and posing against a white background.

Hi #kidlitartpostcard I’m Chris and I get bored when things are the same, I’m interested in everything that’s different. Show me all of the shapes, colors, sizes, forms. I don’t want to overlook anything while I’m alive.

Chrisdpark.com

Rep’d: @essiewhite.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social

A bear cub is yelling about going to hibernation early while squirting toothpaste all over while in his pjs.

“No one else has to hibernate this early!”

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day for all who celebrate. I’m rep’d by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. Always on the lookout for fun, quirky stories with heart.

❤️ Portfolio here: www.twofishillustration.com

Did you ever have a hamster? 🐹 I had quite a few. 🐹

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.

#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #collageart

Kidlit postcard of a crocodile climbing over a log

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day and #WorldBookDay

Here's a crocodile from a book I finished recently about evolution 🐊

Hi my name is Gordy. I'm an illustrator from Scotland painting in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

🌐 gordywright.com
📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks

Marvel HeroClix Starter Set 2024 box art

An image of a tabletop board game map designed for Marvel HeroClix What If? set

An image of a tabletop board game map designed for Marvel HeroClix What If? set

An image of a tabletop board game map designed for Marvel HeroClix What If? set

Last week, I wrapped up a new batch of tabletop game maps that I think are my best yet! I've been freelancing for WizKids and the HeroClix games for almost 5 years, designing maps for Marvel, DC, and WB properties. I'd love to do more TTG design work and be more involved with development + planning!

Excellent thread 👇

To journalists:

Flashes is launching next Tuesday, February 25th!

I’ve set up a website where you can find the Press Kit (under “In the Press”) and a link to the FAQs:

www.flashes.blue

Publishers aren’t just looking for beautiful illustrations; they want artists who can bring stories to life in a way that resonates with young readers, and know HOW to create publishing specific artwork.

Thread:
#kidlit

Orbs at the park #blueskyartist

#addKidLitArt Not sure if a comment counts as a post for the purposes of getting added, so please let me know if not! (I’m new :D)

Illustration of open book with text "Kid Lit Mega Feed" on its pages. Beside the book are two QR codes, one going to the feed and the other going to more info and how to be added. Link to the feed itself is shown below the book.

This is a pinnable post for the #KidLitMegaFeed, a collab (multiple curated #KidLit lists). Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com. READ THIS re: how to be added, how to post.

Pls:
📌Save/pin the feed if you enjoy
🔁Repost to share

bsky.app/profile/debb...

Just remembered #kidlitartpostcard is this Thursday! I’ll be browsing them all per usual. Our all time record on Bluesky was 341 postcards. Can we beat it?

Diahann Carroll as Julia. Illustration by Alleanna Harris.

My first illustration is of Diahann Carroll in the tv show Julia (1968-1971). She was the first Black actress to star in her own TV series where she didn't play a domestic worker. She was a young widow raising a 5 year old son in a nice apartment while working as a nurse. #bhm #blackhistorymonth

Want to help trans people amidst the current horrors & talk to an editor too? Donate $100 to distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red... & DM me the receipt. I’ll do 20-min AMAs with the first 5 donors & match their donations.

YouTube video by Anoosha Syed How to Price your Art ✷ advice from a professional illustrator

How to Price your Art ✷ advice from a professional illustrator
youtu.be/-WjDl9BCgBk

Are you undercharging for your work?
✏️Here are 5 signs it’s time to raise your rates.

Scroll to see the key signs you’re undercharging and what you can do about it. #arttips

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